Cuban solenodon
solenodon cubanus latin

The Cuban solenodon was thought to have been extinct until a live specimen was found in 2003.

The endangered Cuban Solenodon (Solenodon cubanus) can be found in Sierra Cristal.

Fauna present in the park includes various species of parrots, lizards, hummingbirds, the endangered Cuban Solenodon (endemic), hutia and snails.

The Cuban solenodon or almiqui (Solenodon cubanus), is a species of soricomorph endemic to Cuba.

The rare Cuban Solenodon (Solenodon cubanus), a small mammal, is endemic to eastern montane forests.

Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus) & Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus)

With small eyes, and dark brown to black hair, the Cuban solenodon is sometimes compared to a shrew, although it most closely resembles members of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar.

A larger animal than the still-extant Cuban solenodon, the species is believed to have been eradicated through habitat destruction and the introduction of predatory dogs to Cuba by pre-Columbian people.

The two living solenodon species are the Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus), and the Haitian or Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus).

The endangered Cuban Solenodon (Solenodon cubanus) can be found in Sierra Cristal.

The Cuban solenodon or almiqui (Solenodon cubanus), is a species of soricomorph endemic to Cuba.

Solenodon (Solenodon cubanus and Solenodon paradoxus)

The rare Cuban Solenodon (Solenodon cubanus), a small mammal, is endemic to eastern montane forests.

Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus) & Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus)

The two living solenodon species are the Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus), and the Haitian or Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus).